Supplement blending support system, and supplement blending support method

Abstract

To support blending of supplements with a more comprehensive approach, in order to achieve target and goals on a user's health.SOLUTION: A supplement blending support system 1 comprises: an input information acquisition unit 262 that acquires supplement blending desired by a user; an identification unit 266 that identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the supplement blending; a product association table 565 that stores information about products that are associated with the user's characteristic elements; an association degree evaluation management unit 149 that searches a product association table 565 for the information about products that are associated with the identified user's characteristic elements; a supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 that determines supplement blending standard information from the supplement blending and the user's characteristic elements; a supply unit 440 that supplies supplements based on the determined supplement blending standard information; and a display unit 252 that displays information about the products.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a supplement blending support system and a supplement blending support method. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, the market for supplements has expanded as a means of maintaining health, along with the growing health consciousness. However, the optimal combination of supplements to be taken requires specialized knowledge. In response to this issue, technologies have been proposed to suggest and even provide optimal supplement combinations to users.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a supplement blending support system that determines the blending of supplements by comparing information about the user, biometric information acquired by sensors and devices, and external environmental information with the user's purpose for taking supplements, such as the ideal intake amount of supplements, and the user's goals and other ideal conditions.

[0004] The supplement blending support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 can support the user in blending optimal supplements to meet various health-related objectives and goals, such as nutrient supplementation and strengthening, disease prevention, fatigue recovery, beauty, dieting, etc. However, in order for the user to achieve his or her health-maintenance objectives and goals, it is considered more effective to take a comprehensive approach that includes various behavioral changes in the user's life, such as appropriate exercise, diet, and sleep, in addition to taking optimal supplements.

[0005] For example, if a user's goal is to go on a diet, in addition to taking supplements with a suitable composition for dieting, the user can more effectively achieve their goal by consuming a lower calorie diet, exercising regularly, and using consumer products and services related to dieting to maintain motivation and encourage behavioral change. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-207819 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] Conventional techniques have made it difficult to provide supplement formulation assistance with a more comprehensive approach to helping users achieve their health goals and objectives.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide supplement formulation support with a more comprehensive approach to help users achieve their health objectives and goals. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the supplement blending support system of the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a supplement blending desired by a user, an identification unit that identifies a characteristic element of the user that is associated with the supplement blending, a storage unit that stores information about products that have a correlation with the characteristic element of the user, a search unit that searches the storage unit for information about products that have a correlation with the identified characteristic element of the user, a calculation unit that determines supplement blending standard information from the supplement blending and the characteristic element of the user, and The system includes a supply unit that supplies supplements based on the supplement blending standard information determined by the above, and a display unit that displays information about the product.

[0010] In addition, the supplement blending support system of the present invention may further include an adjustment unit that adjusts the supplement blending standard information based on the user's physical information, and the supply unit may supply supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted by the adjustment unit.

[0011] In addition, in the supplement blending support system of the present invention, the adjustment unit may further adjust the supplement blending standard information based on tolerable upper limit amount information of the supplement blend for the user.

[0012] In addition, in the supplement blending support system of the present invention, the characteristic elements of the user include the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the purpose for taking the supplement.

[0013] In addition, the supplement blending support system of the present invention may further include an inference unit that infers the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information, and the search unit may search for information regarding the product from the memory unit using the inferred purpose for taking the supplement.

[0014] In addition, the supplement blending support system of the present invention may further include an evaluation receiving unit that receives user evaluations of the information regarding the product displayed on the display unit, and the search unit may adjust search settings based on the received evaluations.

[0015] In addition, the supplement blending support system of the present invention may further include a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the user's purchase of the information regarding the product displayed on the display unit, and information regarding the product associated with the user's characteristic elements stored in the memory unit may be updated based on the acquired information regarding the purchase.

[0016] In addition, the supplement blending support system of the present invention may include a supplement supplying device, a user device, and a management server device connected to each other via a network, wherein the supplement supplying device includes the supplying unit, the user device includes the first acquisition unit and the calculation unit, the management server device includes the memory unit and the search unit, and the supplement supplying device or the user device includes the display unit.

[0017] In addition, in the supplement blending support system of the present invention, the supplement supply device further includes a slot portion for storing a plurality of cartridges containing supplements each having an IC chip storing information on at least one of the type of supplement blend and the remaining amount, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the information stored on the IC chip.

[0018] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the supplement blending support method of the present invention includes a first acquisition step of acquiring a supplement blending desired by a user, a specification step of specifying characteristic elements of the user that are reminiscent of the supplement blending, a storage step of storing information on products that have a correlation with the characteristic elements of the user in a storage unit, a search step of searching the storage unit for information on products that have a correlation with the specified characteristic elements of the user, a calculation step of determining supplement blending standard information from the supplement blending and the characteristic elements of the user, and a calculation step of determining supplement blending standard information based on the supplement blending and the characteristic elements of the user. The method includes a supply step of supplying a supplement based on the above-mentioned product, and a display step of displaying information about the product.

[0019] In addition, the supplement blending support method of the present invention may further include an adjustment step in which the supplement blending standard information is adjusted based on the user's physical information, and the supply step may supply supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted in the adjustment step.

[0020] In addition, in the supplement blending support method according to the present invention, the adjustment step may further adjust the supplement blending standard information based on tolerable upper limit amount information of the supplement blend for the user.

[0021] In addition, in the supplement blending support method of the present invention, the characteristic elements of the user include the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the purpose for taking the supplement.

[0022] In addition, the supplement blending support method of the present invention may further include an inference step of inferring the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information, and the search step may search for information regarding the product from the memory unit using the inferred purpose for taking the supplement.

[0023] In addition, the supplement blending support method of the present invention may further include an evaluation receiving step for receiving an evaluation by a user regarding the information regarding the product displayed in the display step, and the search step may adjust search settings based on the received evaluation.

[0024] In addition, the supplement blending support method of the present invention may further include a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the user's purchase of the information regarding the product displayed in the display step, and information regarding the product associated with the characteristic elements of the user stored in the memory unit may be updated based on the acquired information regarding the purchase. Effect of the Invention

[0025] According to the present invention, the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the user's desired nutrient blend are identified, information about products that are associated with the user's characteristic elements is displayed, and supplements to be provided are determined based on the nutrient blend and the user's characteristic elements, thereby providing support for blending supplements with a more comprehensive approach to achieving the user's health objectives and goals. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a supplement blending support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user device provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending assisting system according to this embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending assisting system according to this embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a front view of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user history table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the ejection history table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 10]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a supplement supply device management table provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a cartridge management table provided in the supplement blending assisting system according to this embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a supplement management table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a button information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a tag information table included in the supplement blending assisting system according to this embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a button association information table included in the supplement blending support system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen of the management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user-specific association management information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a product information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a product correlation information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen of the management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 22]FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Diagram 23] FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. [Figure 24] FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a user device provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0027] BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. [Configuration of supplement blending support system] First, an overview of the supplement blending support system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The supplement blending support system 1 identifies the user's characteristic elements based on the supplement blend desired by the user, displays information on products related to the user's characteristic elements on the user device 200, and supplies a specified supplement from the supplement supply device 400 based on the supplement blend and the user's characteristic elements.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, the supplement blending support system 1 includes, for example, a management server device 10 The management server device 100, the user device 200, the wearable device 300 worn by the user, and the supplement supply device 400. For example, the management server device 100, the user device 200, and the supplement supply device 400 are connected to each other via a network 2 such as the Internet. The network 2 may include a wireless network constructed by a wireless base station (not shown).

[0029] The user device 200 and the wearable device 300 are connected to each other via a short-range wireless communication network such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE, registered trademark, the same applies below). The user device 200 and the supplement supply device 400 are connected to each other via a network 2, but are also connected to each other via a short-range wireless communication network such as BLE, RFID, or NFC.

[0030] In addition, the management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400 may be configured not to be connected by the network 2, and the management server device 100 may communicate with the supplement supply device 400 via the user device 200 via short-range wireless communication.

[0031] Additionally, the supplement supplying device 400 may be configured to operate as an offline stand-alone terminal.

[0032] [Management server device configuration] The management server device 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface 13, and an input / output interface 14, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus.

[0033] The management server device 100 is an information processing device used by a system administrator or the like when maintaining and managing the supplement blending support service. For example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer can be used. The management server device 100 maintains basic service information, master information, and management information related to the supplement blending support service, and provides various information to the user device 200, such as information related to products for which supplement blending is supported.

[0034] The processor 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes programs and the like stored in the storage 12 and deployed in the memory 11 to realize necessary processing.

[0035] The memory 11 is a volatile storage device such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

[0036] The storage 12 is a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage 12 stores a user authentication program, a supplement blending support program, and the like, and may also store databases such as tables 500 to 565, which will be described later.

[0037] The communication interface 13 is an interface circuit for connecting the management server device 100 to various external electronic devices via a network.

[0038] The input / output interface 14 is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, a liquid crystal display, or the like.

[0039] [User device configuration] The user device 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication interface 23, an input / output interface 24, a touch panel 25, and a sensor unit 26.

[0040] The user device 200 acquires the supplement combination desired by the user input by the user, identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the supplement combination, and displays information about products associated with the identified characteristic elements. The user device 200 also determines supplement information that the user should take based on the supplement combination through calculation and presents it to the user. The user device 200 is also an information processing device that transmits the acquired supplement combination to the management server device 100 via the network 2. The user device 200 is also configured to notify the supplement supply device 400 of a supplement supply instruction. The user device 200 can be, for example, a mobile device that can be carried by the user, such as a smartphone, feature phone, PDA, or tablet computer.

[0041] The processor 20, memory 21, storage 22, and input / output interface 24 may have the same configuration as those included in the management server device 100 described above.

[0042] The communication interface 23 is an interface circuit for network connection between the user device 200 and various external electronic devices. The communication interface 23 connects to the management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400 via the network 2, and also connects to the wearable device 300 and the supplement supply device 400 by short-range wireless communication.

[0043] The touch panel 25 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 251 formed of a touch pad or the like with a display unit 252 formed of a liquid crystal display or the like. The input unit 251 has a function of detecting information on a screen position where a physical contact operation such as a touch operation by a user is input, and outputting a signal to the outside. The touch panel 25 may adopt any type, such as a capacitive type or a resistive film type.

[0044] The sensor unit 26 includes built-in sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, an illuminance sensor, a pressure sensor, and a GPS, and can function as an example of an activity meter that measures the user's number of steps and distance traveled.

[0045] [Wearable device configuration] The wearable device 300 is an information processing device that is worn on the user's body, acquires various biological information, and provides the information to the user device 200 as input data when determining the combination of supplements to be provided to the user. The wearable device 300 also transmits to the user device 200 biological information that is additionally used when the management server device 100 searches for products related to the supplement combination desired by the user.

[0046] The wearable device 300 is configured as a terminal device that is worn on the user's wrist, arm, or part of the body, such as a wristband-type terminal, a clothing-type terminal, or a glasses-type terminal, and has the same hardware configuration (not shown) as the user device 200. The wearable device 300 further includes a sensor unit 36, which not only has the same configuration as the sensor unit 26 of the user device 200, but can also include a biosensor capable of acquiring bioinformation, such as an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor or an electromyogram sensor, and a weather sensor, etc.

[0047] [Supplement supply device configuration] The supplement supply device 400 includes a processor 40, a memory 41, a storage 42, and a communication It is equipped with an interface 43, an input / output interface 44, a touch panel 45, a sensor unit 46, a blending unit 47, and a discharge unit 48.

[0048] The supplement supply device 400 is a device that receives a supplement supply instruction from the user device 200, mixes supplements based on the specified supplement type and amount, and supplies them to the user by spitting them out. The supplement supply device 400 has an exterior with a housing as shown in FIG. 5 (described later).

[0049] The processor 40 , memory 41 , storage 42 , communication interface 43 , input / output interface 44 , and touch panel 45 may be configured in the same manner as those in the user device 200 or management server device 100 .

[0050] The sensor unit 46 may include a biosensor such as an ECG sensor or an electromyogram sensor, a weather sensor, and the like, similar to the wearable device 300. In this specification, unless otherwise noted, the biosensor is a general term for each sensor implemented in the sensor units 26, 36, and 46, and various information acquired from the biosensor is a general term for bioinformation.

[0051] The blending unit 47 includes a drive unit that drives in response to a supplement supply instruction. The drive unit rotates a cartridge mounted thereon as shown in FIG. 6, extracts the supplements contained in the cartridge in the specified amount, and blends them.

[0052] The discharge section 48 is configured to discharge and output the blended supplement to the outside.

[0053] [Management server device functional block] 2 is a functional block diagram of the management server device 100 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The management server device 100 includes an interface unit 120, a management unit 140, and a supplement blending support unit 160.

[0054] The interface unit 120 includes an input / output unit 122 and a transmission / reception unit 123 . The management unit 140 includes a user information management unit 141 that manages basic information of the user, a user history management unit 142 that manages the user's usage history, a supplement supply device management unit 143 that manages the location and status of the supplement supply device 400, a cartridge management unit 144 that manages the serial number and supplement information of the cartridge, a supplement blending support management unit 145 that manages various information necessary for carrying out supplement blending support, a tolerable upper limit management unit 146 that manages the tolerable upper limit of the supplement, a tag information management unit 147 that manages information on tags that express associations, a product information management unit 148 that manages information on products and / or services that have associations, and an association evaluation management unit 149 that manages the evaluation of the associations. The management unit 140 manages basic information required for processing in each management unit. The supplement blending support unit 160 (broken line portion) will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

[0055] [User device functional block] 3 is a functional block diagram of the user device 200 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The user device 200 includes an interface unit 220, an authentication unit 240, and a supplement blending support unit 260.

[0056] The interface unit 220 includes an input / output unit 222, a transmission / reception unit 224, and in addition, a usage history registration unit 225 that registers a user usage history.

[0057] The authentication unit 240 includes a user authentication unit 242 that performs login authentication with the management server device 100 using a user ID / password, a supplement supply device authentication unit 244 that performs pairing with the supplement supply device 400 using short-range wireless communication such as BLE, and a wearable device authentication unit 246 that performs pairing with the wearable device 300 using BLE. Note that the authentication method in each of the authentication units 242, 244, 246 is not limited to the above, and may be any method.

[0058] The supplement blending support unit 260 includes an acquisition unit 261 that acquires various data from inside and outside the device through the interface unit 220, and a reference unit 265 that performs information processing by referring to various stored tables.

[0059] The acquisition unit 261 includes an input information acquisition unit (first acquisition unit) 262 that acquires input information regarding the user's purpose for taking supplements, the user's desired supplement combination, etc., and the user's schedule information, a bio-information acquisition unit 263 that acquires bio-information from each bio-sensor, and a supplement supply availability information acquisition unit 264 that receives from the supplement supply device 400 supplement supply availability information regarding each cartridge provided in the supplement supply device 400.

[0060] The supplement composition is information that indicates nutrients and their amounts. The purpose of taking supplements is the purpose related to maintaining health that the user hopes to improve or enhance by taking supplements. Furthermore, the schedule information includes information on the user's behavior, such as information on the planned amount of physical activity in the user's life, and a specific example of behavior information includes desk work on weekdays and exercise on weekends.

[0061] The input information acquisition unit 262 receives input operations from the user regarding the supplement blend desired by the user as well as the purpose for the user to take the supplement. In addition, the input information acquisition unit 262 can acquire the user's physical information and lifestyle habit information received through the user's input operations. Furthermore, it can acquire information regarding products and services purchased by the user separately from the supplements. This information, together with the bioinformation acquired by the bioinformation acquisition unit 263, is used when acquiring products and the like related to the supplement blend to be supplied to the user, which will be described later.

[0062] The reference unit 265 includes an identification unit 266 that identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the supplement blend desired by the user, an inference unit 267 that infers the user's purpose for taking supplements from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biological information acquired by a biological sensor, and external environment information, a supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 that determines supplement blending standard information, a judgment unit 269 that judges whether the supplement blending standard information is available, and a supplement determination unit 270 that adjusts the supplement blending standard information and determines the supplements to be blended. The supplement blending standard information determination unit 268, the judgment unit 269, and the supplement determination unit 270 constitute a calculation unit.

[0063] [Function block of supplement supply device] 4 shows a functional block diagram of a supplement supply device 400 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The supplement supply device 400 includes an interface unit 420, a supply unit 440 that performs an operation for supplying supplements, and a supplement blending support unit 460.

[0064] In addition to the input / output unit 422 and the transmission / reception unit 424, the interface unit 420 includes a command unit 426 that issues a supply command to the supply unit 440 in response to a supply command from the user device 200, a usage history unit 427 that transmits a usage history to the management server device 100 and the user device 200 via the network 2, and a user information unit 428 that transmits a usage history to the management server device 100 and the user device 200 via the network 2. The device includes a history sending unit 428, a user identification unit 430 that is necessary when using the supplement supplying device 400 offline, and a user authentication unit 431 that authenticates user information.

[0065] The supply unit 440 includes a slot unit 441 for mounting a cartridge containing supplements, and a supplement output unit 445 for extracting and blending the supplements from the cartridge and supplying them to the outside.

[0066] The slot portion 441 includes a cartridge information reading portion (reader portion) 443 that reads cartridge-related information regarding the loaded cartridge, and a supplement remaining amount specifying portion 444 that specifies the remaining amount of supplement contained in the cartridge.

[0067] The supplement output unit 445 includes a drive unit 447 that drives a motor to rotate the cartridge in order to extract a predetermined amount of supplement in response to a command from the command unit 426, and an ejection processing unit 448 that actually blends the extracted supplements and ejects them to the outside. The supplement blending support unit 460 (broken line portion) is similar to the supplement blending support unit 260 in FIG. 3.

[0068] It should be noted that in the supplement blending support system 1 of this embodiment, the computer that executes the logic related to the process of blending and supplying supplements can be arbitrarily selected from the information processing devices including the above-mentioned management server device 100, user device 200, and supplement supply device 400. Similarly, the computer that executes the logic of identifying the characteristic elements of the user based on the supplement blend desired by the user and presenting the user with product information associated with the characteristic elements can also be arbitrarily selected from the information processing devices including the above-mentioned management server device 100, user device 200, and supplement supply device 400.

[0069] In other words, the set of program modules that operate the supplement blending support units 160, 260, and 460 can be stored in any of the above elements and executed by the respective processors. In addition, the entire set of program modules may be centrally located in any of the above elements, or a part of the set of program modules may be distributed.

[0070] As an example, the main part of the set of program modules may be arranged in the user device 200, and the supplements to be supplied may be determined while interacting with the management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400. As another example, all of the program modules may be centrally arranged in the supplement supply device 400, in which case the supplement supply device 400 will function offline as a standalone device.

[0071] Next, the structure of the supplement supply device 400 will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 5 and 6. Figs. 5 and 6 show the structure of the housing that realizes the supplement supply device 400. Fig. 5 shows the appearance of an example of the housing of the supplement supply device 400. In this housing example, the blending section 47 occupies most of the housing in appearance, a display section 452 is provided on the front surface, a user authentication section 431 is provided below the display section 452, and a discharge section 48 is further disposed below the user authentication section 431.

[0072] The housing includes a processor 40, a memory 41, a storage 42, a communication interface 43, etc., and also includes a sensor unit 46 (all not shown) mounted on the surface. The sensor unit 46 is provided as, for example, a sensor electrode, and can acquire biometric information such as the heart rate by contacting the user.

[0073] The user authentication unit 431 includes, for example, a built-in camera and is connected to the display unit 2 of the user device 200. The user information including the user ID indicated by a two-dimensional code such as a barcode displayed on 52 is read. The discharge unit 48 is provided with a discharge chute extending downward, and the user can set a container such as a cup below it to receive the blended tablet supplement from the discharge port provided at the top.

[0074] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the compounding section 47 in FIG. 5. The compounding section 47 of the multi-stage structure includes a slot section 441 in which a removable cartridge 50 is mounted, and a drive section (motor) 447 that drives in response to a supplement supply instruction. An IC chip 51 is provided on any surface of each cartridge 50, such as the side or bottom surface of the cartridge, and a discharge hole for discharging the supplement is provided behind the cartridge 50 (not shown). In addition, a well-known tablet feeder can be provided adjacent to the slot section 441 in which the cartridge 50 of the compounding section 47 is mounted, so that tablet supplements can be discharged. Furthermore, when a powder supplement is to be discharged, it can be discharged by rotating an auger section of a spiral structure (not shown) adjacent to the slot section 441 in which the cartridge 50 is mounted.

[0075] The cartridge information reading unit 443 of the slot unit functions as a reader for the IC chip 51 and can read various information from the cartridge 50. Specifically, one or more IDs (e.g., cartridge ID and stored supplement ID), the initial amount of stored supplements, and the amount of supplements discharged are stored in the memory unit of each cartridge, and this information can be read by the cartridge information reading unit 443. In addition, the remaining supplement amount identifying unit 444 of the slot unit can identify the remaining amount in the cartridge depending on the slot location.

[0076] As an example, but not limited to, the remaining amount in the cartridge 50 can be associated with the motor rotation speed of the drive unit 447, and the cumulative motor rotation speed is stored in the memory unit of the IC chip 51. After the cartridge is inserted, the cumulative motor rotation speed, i.e., the number of rotations of the motor, is read out, and the remaining number of rotations is determined by comparing it with the maximum number of rotations corresponding to the initial amount of supplements, thereby determining the remaining amount of supplements at that time. Based on the information including the remaining amount of supplements determined using the IC chip 51 in this way, the supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 further adjusts the supplement blending standard information.

[0077] In addition, if the remaining amount of supplements is not detected by the IC chip 51 as described above, but the capacity of the cartridge 50 is stored in advance in the supply unit 440, and the fact that the cartridge 50 has been replaced is input to the supplement supply device 400 via the input unit 451, or if there is no need to detect the remaining amount of supplements, it is not necessarily necessary to provide the IC chip 51 and its reader described herein. Note that the above-mentioned housings shown in Figures 5 and 6 are merely examples and are not limited to these.

[0078] Next, Figures 7 to 12 show examples of tables referenced in the process of determining supplement supply information based on the supplement blend input by the user. Examples of tables include a user information table 500 in Figure 7, a user history table 510 in Figure 8, an ejection history table 520 in Figure 9, a supplement supply device management table 530 in Figure 10, a cartridge management table 540 in Figure 11, and a supplement management table 550 in Figure 12.

[0079] 13 to 15 and 17 to 19 show examples of tables referenced in the process of identifying the user's characteristic elements that are reminiscent of the user's desired combination of supplements and presenting the user with products and the like that are associated with the user's characteristic elements. Examples of tables include the button information table 560 in FIG. 13, the tag information table 561 in FIG. 14, the button association information table 562 in FIG. 15, the user-specific association management information table 563 in FIG. 17, and the product information table 564 in FIG. 18. 19. The table 564 and the product correlation information table (storage unit) 565 in FIG.

[0080] These tables are mainly managed in the memory 11 and storage 12 of the management server device 100. In addition, it is preferable that the tables are stored in the user device 200 and the supplement supply device 400 in synchronization with the management server device 100. In other words, the tables can be stored in any of the above elements and can be referenced locally and / or globally by each processor. In addition, the set of tables may be partially distributed and arranged arbitrarily. Note that the above tables are merely examples, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention should not be limited to the configurations, types, items, data contents, data types, etc. of the tables listed here.

[0081] Each of the user-related tables 500, 510 illustrated in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 manages information related to users of the supplement supply service, that is, users who wish to take supplements. In the user information table 500 in Fig. 7, basic information of the user is managed by the user information management unit 141. The basic information of the user is initially registered when the user applies for the service. For example, the user ID, identifier, nickname, email address, and password are basic information used during user authentication, and the gender, date of birth (age), smoking status, pregnancy status, height, and weight are basic information used when adjusting the amount of supplements to be mixed, when identifying the user characteristics, and even when inferring the user's purpose for taking supplements.

[0082] 8, the user history table 510 stores and updates history information by adding a record for each user history ID every time the user receives a supply of supplements by the user history management unit 142. The user history ID is associated with the user ID, the ID of the supplement supply device used, the date and time of use, the supply result, and the like.

[0083] 9 stores the cartridge ID and the amount of ejection rotation of the cartridge that ejected the supplement, which are associated with the user history ID, for each ejection history ID. The ejection history table 520 can be updated by the user history management unit 142.

[0084] Tables 530 to 550 illustrated in Fig. 10 to 12 manage master information and basic information required for the service provision by the supplement supply service provider. In the supplement supply device management table 530 in Fig. 10, the supplement supply device management unit 143 manages installation information of the supplement supply device 400 to be installed in a convenience store, a sports gym, etc. That is, for example, the installation location of the supplement supply device, the installation facility, and the installation start date and installation end date (NULL if the device is still in use) are associated with a unique supplement supply device ID assigned to the supplement supply device.

[0085] In the cartridge management table 540 shown in FIG. 11, information on cartridges that can be mounted on the supplement supplying device 400 is managed by the cartridge management unit 144. A unique cartridge ID is assigned to the cartridge, and the stored supplement ID of the supplement contained inside the cartridge, the manufacturing date of the cartridge, and the expiration date are associated with the cartridge. The initial amount of supplements contained therein may also be managed in association with each other (not shown). Note that the cartridge ID and the stored supplement ID do not have to be separate. Cartridges are distributed at drug stores, convenience stores, or over the Internet, or delivered directly to a contracted party by a specific company, and can be mounted on the supplement supplying device 400. For example, a cartridge containing any supplement can be attached depending on the choice of the person who maintains and manages the supplement supplying device 400. In other words, the installed In the supplement supplying device 400, which slot (for example, the endmost slot) of the slot section 441 has which supplement (cartridge) attached thereto can be arbitrarily selected by the person in charge of maintaining the supplement supplying device 400.

[0086] In the supplement management table 550 shown in FIG. 12, the supplement blending support management unit 145 manages the supplement type associated with the supplement ID that uniquely identifies the supplement. For example, "supplement ID: 1" is associated with "supplement type: vitamin C". The amount of extraction per cartridge rotation of the supplement type is also specified. This is because the powder density differs for each supplement, and it is necessary to associate the number of rotations and the amount of extraction (mg) for each supplement type. As described in FIG. 6, when the cartridge ID is read through the IC chip provided in the cartridge, the supplement supply device 400, or the user device 200 or the management server device 100 refers to the cartridge management table 540 and the supplement management table 550 to identify the cartridge mounted in the slot unit 441.

[0087] The supplement management table 550 also stores the tolerable upper limit (mg) per day for each supplement ID. The tolerable upper limit management unit 146 may be configured to manage the tolerable upper limit per day for each supplement by the age and sex of the user.

[0088] Next, in the button information table 560 shown in FIG. 13, for each button ID of a button selected by the user through a touch operation, information regarding the supplement combination ("title") and a cartridge ID are associated with each other.

[0089] For example, as shown in FIG. 13, button ID "1" is associated with "One Day's Worth of Vegetables" and cartridge ID "1,2" as information (title) regarding supplement blending. Data is stored and updated in button information table 560 by tag information management unit 147. Note that information regarding supplement blending may directly express the ingredients of the supplement as, for example, ornithine, caffeine, collagen, etc., or it may exemplify foods containing equivalent nutrients, such as the above-mentioned "One Day's Worth of Vegetables." Furthermore, button information table 560 may include information regarding the design of the button, such as the file path of text or image files to be displayed on the button, if such files are included.

[0090] For example, as shown in (b) of Fig. 22, a plurality of types of buttons are arranged on the touch panel 25 constituting the input / output unit 222 of the user device 200. The user selects and presses a desired button from text information or images indicating the nutrient combination displayed on these buttons.

[0091] 14 is a table that stores, as tags, characteristic elements of a user that are recalled from information about supplement combinations associated with each button defined in the button information table 560. Data is stored and updated in the tag information table 561 by the tag information management unit 147. In the example of FIG. 25, "tag ID: 1" indicates the user's characteristic element "insufficient vegetable intake," and "tag ID: 2" indicates "weakened immunity."

[0092] The button association information table 562 shown in FIG. 15 is a table that stores associations between the information of each button stored in the button information table 560 and the tag information stored in the tag information table 561. The associations are expressed, for example, as a numerical score ranging from 1 to 10, with the closer the value is to 10 the stronger the association. For example, if the supplement combination associated with button 1 pressed by a user is a day's worth of vegetables, this suggests the possibility that the user is hoping to resolve issues such as insufficient vegetable intake, weakened immunity, rough skin, etc. Button The association information table 562 quantifies the association between the supplement combination and the characteristic elements of the user that are evoked by the combination, and stores the quantified association information in a table.

[0093] In the example of FIG. 15, the information on the supplement combination indicated by "Button ID: 1" "One day's worth of vegetables" and the user's characteristic element indicated by "Tag ID: 1" "Lack of vegetable intake" have a relatively high "Relationship score: 10". In another example of FIG. 15, the information on the supplement combination indicated by "Button ID: 1" "One day's worth of vegetables" and the user's characteristic element indicated by "Tag ID: 2" "Weakened immunity" have a relatively low "Relationship score: 3". In other words, when a user presses the button related to "One day's worth of vegetables" and inputs a desired nutrient combination, it is possible that the user's purpose in taking supplements includes resolving "weakened immunity".

[0094] Here, the management screen for button-related settings of the input / output unit 122 included in the management server device 100 shown in FIG. 16 will be described. The icons on the left side of the management screen shown in FIG. 16 indicate nutrient combinations associated with buttons 1, 2, ... on the screen, and indicate user characteristic elements that are associated with these buttons, that is, supplement combinations. These user characteristic elements can be edited from a management screen browser via HTTP communication, for example, as shown in FIG. 16. The contents of the button association information table 562 shown in FIG. 15 may be updated according to the user characteristic elements for the buttons edited in this way.

[0095] Next, the user-specific association management information table 563 shown in FIG. 17 is an example of a table that manages association scores for each user by referring to the button association information table 562 linked to the button selected by a user who wishes to take supplements on the button display screen of the input / output unit 222 of the user device 200 shown in FIG. 22(b) based on the type and number of times the button was selected.

[0096] For example, when a user presses the button for "one day's worth of vegetables" twice, the related score for "insufficient vegetable intake" corresponding to tag ID 1 is counted as 10 twice, and adding these up results in a "total related score" of 20. Note that tag ID 2 "weakened immunity" and tag ID 5 "bad skin" are also affected in addition to tag ID 1. Here, an example of simple addition is shown, but the type of calculation can be selected arbitrarily and is not limited thereto. Note that the conversion scores and related product recommendations in the user-specific related management information table 563 will be described later.

[0097] The product information table 564 shown in FIG. 18 is an example of a product information table 564 that stores information about products and / or services presented to a user based on the user's characteristic elements identified from the supplement combination desired by the user. As shown in FIG. 18, a product ID, category information related to the product or service, and product name are stored in association with each other. The product information table 564 may store not only the product category and product name, but also information such as product images, product reviews, and product coupons. Data is stored and updated in the product information table 564 by the product information management unit 148.

[0098] The product association information table 565 shown in Fig. 19 can be linked to tag information stored in the tag information table 561, and holds associations between user feature elements that are associated with each product or service. Each product ID and tag ID can be configured to be edited from a management screen browser in the input / output unit 122 included in the management server device 100 shown in Fig. 20. Data in the product association information table 565 is stored and updated by the product information management unit 148. In the example of the management screen in Fig. 20, product buttons are arranged on the left side of the screen, and tag IDs are associated with each of them and displayed.

[0099] Here, the total association score in the user-specific association management information table 563 is updated by the association evaluation management unit (search unit) 149 every time the user takes a supplement. Based on the total association score stored in the user-specific association management information table 563 and updated, the tag with the highest association for the user can be evaluated. If the total association scores are the same, the tag with the lowest table ID number may be used, or the tag may be uniquely determined by referring to the average value of the total association scores of other users. The product and / or service with the highest association with this tag can be specified by referring to the product association information table 565 shown in FIG. 19. In this case, if the total association scores are the same, the tag evaluation can be processed in the same way. In this way, the association evaluation management unit 149 specifies the product and / or service to be recommended to the user and presents it to the user together with the history.

[0100] [Supplement blending support system in action] Next, the operation of the supplement blending support system 1 having the above-mentioned configuration will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

[0101] As shown in FIG. 21, first, the supplement remaining amount determination unit 444 of the supplement supply device 400 determines the remaining amount of each cartridge and the status of the device itself (step S401). The determination result is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 424 of the supplement supply device 400 to the management server device 100 via the network 2. Next, the supplement supply device management unit 143 of the management server device 100 updates the supplement supply device information in the supplement supply device management table 530 based on the cartridge remaining amount and the status of the supplement supply device 400 in step S401 received from the transmission / reception unit 123 (step S101).

[0102] On the other hand, an application is started in the user device 200 (step S201), and the user authentication unit 242 refers to the user information table 500 to perform login processing between the user information management unit 141 of the management server device 100 (steps S202 and S102). More specifically, the login processing can be performed by reading a barcode including information unique to the user displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200 into the user authentication unit 431 of the supplement supply device 400. In addition, any login processing method can be adopted, such as wireless authentication using BLE, or displaying a one-time passcode on the display screen (input / output unit 422) of the supplement supply device 400 or the display unit 252 of the user device 200 and inputting the one-time passcode into the other device to perform authentication, without being limited to barcodes.

[0103] After completing the login, if the input information acquisition unit 262 of the user device 200 acquires the settings of the supplements the user desires to be supplied (step S203: YES), settings related to the supply of supplements for each user are made, and the transmission / reception unit 224 transmits the setting information to the management server device 100 via the network 2 (step S204). For example, as shown in FIG. 22(b), when the user selects in advance the supplement combination he / she desires to be supplied by operating the buttons on the touch panel 25 of the user device 200, the setting information is transmitted to the management server device 100 in step S204. Also, as shown in the example of FIG. 24(a), the purpose of taking the supplements displayed on the touch panel 25 may be selected by the user, acquired by the input information acquisition unit 262, and additionally used as the setting information.

[0104] As shown in the example of FIG. 24(b), the display unit 252 may employ an input screen that accepts input of products purchased by the user other than supplements. The products, etc. input via the input screen of FIG. 24(b) are transmitted to the management server device 100 as setting information, and can be linked to tag IDs and stored in a table (not shown). By using such a configuration, in addition to the case where the user directly selects the combination of supplements desired by the user, data for increasing or decreasing the user's tag can be obtained and used to adjust the combination of supplements, which will be described later. This information can be used as selection information for products and / or services related to the transaction.

[0105] Next, in the management server device 100, the settings of the supplements that the user desires to be supplied can be saved in, for example, the user-specific association management information table 563 (step S103).

[0106] In step S203, if the input information acquisition unit 262 does not acquire the settings of the supplements the user desires to be supplied in advance (step S203: NO), the input / output unit 222 provides the user's identifier to the supplement supply device 400 (step S205). For example, the user device 200 can generate a barcode or QR code (registered trademark) including the identifier and provide it by performing short-distance wireless communication with the supplement supply device 400.

[0107] Next, if the supplement supply device 400 can supply one or more types of supplements (step S402: YES), it acquires the provided identifier (step S403) and identifies the identifier (step S404). Next, the supplement supply device 400 transmits the identified identifier and its own device ID to the management server device 100 via the network 2 (step S405). In this case, the user device 200 can receive supplement supply availability information from the supplement supply device 400 by the transmission / reception unit 224 and the supplement supply availability information acquisition unit 264.

[0108] If the supplement supply device 400 is unable to supply one or more types of supplements (step S402: NO), it stops supplying and the process ends (step S409).

[0109] Next, the user information management unit 141 of the management server device 100 refers to the user information table 500 based on the received identifier and identifies the user information (step S104). Next, if the setting information is not saved in step S103 (step S105: NO), the management server device 100 transmits the user information identified in step S104 to the supplement supply device 400 via the network 2 (step S106).

[0110] Next, when the supplement supply device 400 receives the user information, for example, the supplements that the user can select are displayed on the touch panel 45, and the user's input operation is accepted (step S406). On the other hand, if there is pre-set information (step S105: YES), the management server device 100 transmits the user information together with the set information to the supplement supply device 400 (step S107).

[0111] Next, the supplement supply device 400 supplies the set or selected supplement (step S407). More specifically, the supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 of the user device 200 refers to the supplement management table 550 based on the supplement blend desired by the user, which is accepted by the user's input operation or the pre-set, and acquires the daily tolerable upper limit of the input supplement from the user information such as age and sex, and determines the blending standard information of the supplement to be blended.

[0112] Furthermore, the supplement determination unit (adjustment unit) 270 adjusts the supplement blending standard information based on the user's biological information acquired by the biological information acquisition unit 263 and / or the user's physical information stored in the user information table 500 and the user history table 510. The user's physical information may be the user's height, weight, etc.

[0113] Furthermore, the supplement determination unit 270 uses the supplement blending standard information adjusted based on the user's physical information as the supplement intake information of the user acquired from the input information acquisition unit 262. The supplement blending standard information is adjusted based on the purpose of intake. The purpose of intake of supplements by the user is closely related to the tag information in the tag information table 561, and each intake purpose is included in the tag information, that is, the characteristic elements of the user (user characteristic data) that are recalled from the supplement blending.

[0114] The purpose of the user's intake of supplements can be acquired not only by the input information acquisition unit 262, but also by the analogy unit 267 from the user's physical information, lifestyle habit information, and biometric information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 262, and the user's biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 263, and external environment information acquired by other sensors. Examples of the external environment information include information on the time period, weather, season, and the like.

[0115] For example, the analogy unit 267 may use an arbitrary algorithm to infer the user's purpose of taking supplements from the relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biological information, and external environment information and the user's purpose of taking supplements. By providing such an analogy unit 267, it is possible to suggest more potential improvements in maintaining the user's health when the user's physical information, lifestyle information, and external environment information are taken into consideration.

[0116] Then, the determination unit 269 determines whether the supplement blending standard information is available. In this embodiment, for example, it is compared with the supplement supply available information received by the user device 200. As described above, which cartridge is installed in the supplement supply device 400 is left to the discretion of the maintenance manager and is optional. In this regard, the supplements in the cartridge that can actually be supplied may not necessarily correspond to the determined supplement blending standard information. For example, when a cartridge corresponding to the type of supplement is not installed, or when the cartridge is installed but the remaining amount is insufficient, particularly when the cartridge is empty. For this reason, the determination process is necessary. The determined supplement information to be blended can be displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200 and finally presented to the user. Based on the determined blend of supplements, the supplement output unit 445 of the supplement supply device 400 ejects the supplements.

[0117] Next, the use history transmission unit 428 of the supplement supply device 400 transmits the supplement supply result to the management server device 100 (step S408). Next, the user history management unit 142 of the management server device 100 updates the supply result in the user history table 510 (step S108). Next, the association evaluation management unit 149 of the management server device 100 updates the association score total in the user-specific association management information table 563 to update the user characteristic data (step S109). Next, the association evaluation management unit (search unit) 149 searches the product association information table 565 to obtain products that are highly associated with the user's characteristic elements (step S110). Information on products that are highly associated with the user's characteristic elements, the supplement supply result, and the user's characteristic elements are transmitted from the management server device 100 to the user device 200 (step S111).

[0118] Next, information including products and / or services highly related to the received characteristic element of the user is displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200 (step S206). FIG. 23(a) shows an example of information displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200. The display example of FIG. 23(a) shows that the user's purpose for taking supplements is "fatigue recovery." Since the user selected "one day's worth of vegetables" as the desired supplement, the supplied supplements are displayed as "vitamin C: 200.0 mg" and "vitamin B6: 1.0 mg." Furthermore, based on the association between the supplement "one day's worth of vegetables" desired by the user and the characteristic element (tag information) of the user, a coupon for "vegetable juice, 50 yen off" is displayed as product information recommended to the user. In addition, a user-specific link destination related to the products and / or services recommended to the user is displayed. The EC is displayed.

[0119] Fig. 23(b) shows an example of a link destination related to a user-only EC displayed on the display unit 252 in Fig. 23(a). As shown in Fig. 23(b), a number of product and / or service information items can be displayed by product category in order of the strength of association with the user's characteristic elements, such as "Chinese rice bowl, 50 yen off" in addition to "vegetable juice" as a "recommended product," and "online gym, first month free" as a "recommended service."

[0120] As another example, if a certain user selects more energy blends during the day on weekdays and more hangover prevention blends in the evening, coupons for sweets that help produce energy can be displayed during the daytime, and coupons for snacks related to the type can be delivered in the evening.

[0121] Returning to FIG. 21, when the acquisition unit (second acquisition unit) 261 of the user device 200 detects that a purchase or application for the product or the like displayed in step S206 has been made (step S207: YES), it transmits the purchase or application information to the management server device 100 (step S208). Next, the management server device 100 updates the characteristic elements of the user from the received application information (step S112). Furthermore, based on the updated data, it updates the table related to related products, and the process ends (step S113). On the other hand, when there has been no purchase or application for the displayed product or the like (step S207: NO), the process ends.

[0122] Information on the products and / or services displayed in step S206 can be obtained by tracking whether or not the products, etc. have been clicked on via HTTP communication. Alternatively, by linking with a POS system of a store linked with the management server device 100, it is possible to track whether or not the user has actually viewed, purchased, or applied for the products and / or services (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "conversion").

[0123] In this way, when a conversion occurs, it is possible to identify the tag in which the conversion occurred by referring to the product association information table 565. Note that there may be a plurality of tags identified in this way. For the identified tag, the value can be updated as a conversion score in the user-specific association management information table 563. In identifying the product and / or service to be recommended to the user, not only the total association score in the user-specific association management information table 563 may be referred to, but also the product and / or service may be identified based on a correlation value with the conversion score.

[0124] For example, for a user with user ID "1" in user-specific association management information table 563, tag ID "1" is most important in terms of the total association score alone, but tag ID "2" is most important when referring to the value obtained by multiplying the conversion score and the association score. In this way, it is possible to recommend products and / or services that have high conversion rates as well as features linked to the user's tags. Note that it is possible to arbitrarily set how the association score and conversion score are influenced.

[0125] In addition, the association scores in the button association information table 562 and the product association information table 565 may be changed based on the conversion scores in the user-specific association management information table 563. The logic used for this change may be a simple mathematical operation, but it may also be an operation using artificial intelligence or machine learning.

[0126] In step S206, when a related product or / service is presented to the user, if the user purchases or applies for the displayed product (step S207: YES), the purchase Alternatively, together with the application information, the input information acquiring unit (rating receiving unit) 262 may acquire from the user a rating of the displayed product, etc. In this case, the acquired rating of the product, etc. is reflected in, for example, the product association information table 565, etc., and in the next process, the settings in the search process are adjusted, such as excluding a specific product based on the rating or increasing the priority.

[0127] As described above, according to the supplement blending support system 1 of this embodiment, the characteristic elements of the user that are associated with the supplement blend desired by the user are identified, information on products associated with the characteristic elements of the user is displayed, and supplements to be supplied to the user are determined based on the supplement blend desired by the user and the characteristic elements of the user. Therefore, information on consumer goods, behavior, services, etc. for supporting behavioral changes according to the user's purpose of intake can be presented in addition to the intake of supplements. As a result, it is possible to more comprehensively support the blending of supplements in order to achieve the purpose and goal of maintaining the user's health.

[0128] In the described embodiment, the display screen that accepts input of supplement blending from the user and the display screen that displays related products may be displayed on either the display screen of the user device 200 or the display screen of the supplement supply device 400.

[0129] The above describes the embodiments of the supplement blending support system and supplement blending support method of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications that a person skilled in the art can imagine may be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0130] 1...supplement blending support system, 2...network, 10,20,40...processor, 11,21,41...memory, 12,22,42...storage, 13,23,43...communication interface, 14,24,44...input / output interface, 25,45...touch panel, 26,36,46...sensor unit, 47...blending unit, 48...discharge unit, 251,451...input unit, 252,452...display unit, 100...management server device, 200...user device, 300...wearable device, 400...supplement supply device.

Claims

1. The first acquisition unit acquires the supplement formulation desired by the user, A specification unit identifies the user characteristic elements that can be recalled from the supplement formulation acquired by the first acquisition unit, based on the user characteristic elements associated with the supplement formulation stored in the first memory unit, A second memory unit that stores information about products that are related to the user's characteristic elements, A search unit searches the second storage unit for information relating to products that have a connection with the characteristic elements of the identified user, A display unit that displays information about the aforementioned product and A supplement formulation support system equipped with the following features.

2. In the supplement formulation support system described in claim 1, A supply unit that supplies supplements according to the type of supplement and the amount of supplement indicated by the supplement formulation obtained by the first acquisition unit, A calculation unit determines supplement formulation standard information based on the type of supplement indicated by the supplement formulation obtained by the first acquisition unit, and based on the daily tolerable upper intake amount associated with the supplement type stored in the third storage unit. Based on the user's physical information, the adjustment unit adjusts the supplement formulation standard information. Furthermore, The supply unit supplies the supplement based on the supplement formulation standard information adjusted by the adjustment unit. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

3. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 2, The characteristic elements of the user include the user's purpose for taking the supplement formulation, The supplement formulation standards information mentioned above is further adjusted based on the stated purpose of intake. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

4. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 3, The system further includes an inference unit that infers the user's purpose for taking the supplement based on the relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biometric information acquired by sensors, and external environmental information and the purpose of intake, The search unit searches the second memory unit for information about the product using the inferred purpose of consumption. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

5. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 1, The display unit further includes an evaluation reception unit that accepts user evaluations for the product information displayed on the aforementioned display unit. The search unit adjusts the search settings based on the received evaluation. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

6. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 1, The system further includes a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the user's purchase of the product information displayed on the display unit. Based on the acquired purchase information, the information regarding products associated with the user's characteristic elements, which is stored in the second storage unit, is updated. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

7. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 2, The system comprises supplement supply devices, user devices, and management server devices, all connected to each other via a network. The aforementioned supplement supply device The supply unit is provided, The user device described above, The system comprises the first acquisition unit and the calculation unit, The aforementioned management server device The system comprises the first storage unit, the second storage unit, the third storage unit, and the search unit, The supplement supply device or the user device includes the display unit. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

8. In the supplement formulation support system according to claim 7, The aforementioned supplement supply device The device further includes a slot section for storing multiple cartridges containing supplements, each equipped with an IC chip that stores at least one of the following information: the type of supplement and the remaining amount. The supplement formulation standard information is further adjusted based on the information stored in the IC chip. A supplement formulation support system characterized by the following features.

9. The first acquisition step is to obtain the supplement formulation desired by the user, A identification step in which, based on the user characteristic elements associated with the supplement formulation stored in the first memory unit, the user characteristic elements recalled from the supplement formulation acquired in the first acquisition step, A storage step in which information about products that are associated with the user's characteristic elements is stored in a second storage unit, A search step of searching the second storage unit for information relating to products that have a connection with the characteristic elements of the identified user, A display step that displays information about the aforementioned product and A supplement formulation support method that includes the following features.

10. In the supplement formulation support method described in claim 9, A supply step of supplying supplements according to the type of supplement and the amount of supplements indicated by the supplement formulation obtained in the first acquisition step, A calculation step in which supplement formulation standard information is determined based on the type of supplement indicated by the supplement formulation obtained in the first acquisition step, and based on the daily tolerable upper intake amount associated with the supplement type stored in the third storage unit, An adjustment step in which the supplement formulation standard information is adjusted based on the user's physical information. Furthermore, The supply step involves supplying the supplement based on the supplement formulation standard information adjusted in the adjustment step. A method for supporting the formulation of supplements, characterized by the features described herein.

11. In the supplement formulation support method according to claim 10, The characteristic elements of the user include the user's purpose for taking the supplement formulation, The supplement formulation standards information mentioned above is further adjusted based on the stated purpose of intake. A method for supporting the formulation of supplements, characterized by the features described herein.

12. In the supplement formulation support method according to claim 11, The system further comprises an inference step of inferring the user's purpose for taking the supplement formulation from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biometric information acquired by sensors, and external environmental information, based on the relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biometric information acquired by sensors, and external environmental information and the purpose of intake. The search step involves searching the second memory unit for information about the product using the inferred purpose of consumption. A method for supporting the formulation of supplements, characterized by the features described herein.

13. In the supplement formulation support method according to claim 9, The display step further includes a step for receiving user ratings for the product information displayed in the aforementioned display step, The search step adjusts the search settings based on the received evaluation. A method for supporting the formulation of supplements, characterized by the features described herein.

14. In the supplement formulation support method according to claim 9, The system further comprises a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the user's purchase of the product information displayed in the aforementioned display step, Based on the acquired purchase information, the information regarding products associated with the user's characteristic elements, which is stored in the second storage unit, is updated. A method for supporting the formulation of supplements, characterized by the features described herein.

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